The Works of William H. Seward, Volume 4Houghton, Mifflin, 1884 - New York (State) |
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Page 37
... hold slaves in the territory ; requiring all voters , officers and attorneys to take an oath to support 1 These cases seem to warrant sufficiently Mr. Seward's apprehension that the result of the slavery aggressions unchecked , will be ...
... hold slaves in the territory ; requiring all voters , officers and attorneys to take an oath to support 1 These cases seem to warrant sufficiently Mr. Seward's apprehension that the result of the slavery aggressions unchecked , will be ...
Page 42
... hold it to be a self - evident truth , that all men are endowed with the inalienable rights to life , liberty , and the pursuit of happiness , and that the primary object and ulterior designs of our federal government were , to secure ...
... hold it to be a self - evident truth , that all men are endowed with the inalienable rights to life , liberty , and the pursuit of happiness , and that the primary object and ulterior designs of our federal government were , to secure ...
Page 46
... . 29 , 8:30 , P. M. - To M. S. Wilkinson and A. Goodrich : You have grappled New York , now lay hold on San Francisco . ( Signed ) WILLIAM H. SEWARD . tory to establish a government for themselves , passed the 46 MEMOIR .
... . 29 , 8:30 , P. M. - To M. S. Wilkinson and A. Goodrich : You have grappled New York , now lay hold on San Francisco . ( Signed ) WILLIAM H. SEWARD . tory to establish a government for themselves , passed the 46 MEMOIR .
Page 73
... hold it has upon the affections of the people , the solid basis upon which its pillars rest , and the cer- tainty that it will survive the rudest shocks of fanaticism and faction . " 1 The spring elections of 1860 , throughout the north ...
... hold it has upon the affections of the people , the solid basis upon which its pillars rest , and the cer- tainty that it will survive the rudest shocks of fanaticism and faction . " 1 The spring elections of 1860 , throughout the north ...
Page 103
... hold to be the wisest , the worthiest , and the best , is the people of this little state . The reason of it is expressed in the old proverb , ' handsome is that handsome does . ' If other nations have higher education and greater ...
... hold to be the wisest , the worthiest , and the best , is the people of this little state . The reason of it is expressed in the old proverb , ' handsome is that handsome does . ' If other nations have higher education and greater ...
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